How can I disable updates on Android? How are games updated on Android?
Often there is such a situation that after buyingsmartphone or tablet based on the "Android" system, the user discovers that the balance on his SIM card starts to rapidly move to zero. What is the reason for such financial miracles?
Cause and investigation
This is due to the fact that numerousApplications and games on the device go online and download updates for themselves. Then the user faces the question: how to disable automatic application updates?
"Android" - smart system, but without the usershe will not be able to disconnect the updates, so he will have to do it himself. In fact, in the disconnection of updates there is nothing complicated - this is a very simple operation. Any person can handle it, even someone who has never encountered this and does not know how to disable updates on Android.
Android operating system updates
Developers of the Android system are constantly releasingUpdates for it, which are useful in that they fix critical errors and add new features. At the same time, each update has a size of about 2 GB, and, of course, download this update on a paid tariff will be very expensive. Next, we will consider how to disable automatic updating of the "Android" device and its system.
To do this, go to "Device Settings"(perhaps just "Settings"), then - in the "About the device" menu, select the item "Software update" and remove the checkmark next to the "Auto-update" line. Now the operating system will not be updated in the automatic mode, and the user can update it at any time.
Synchronization with online services
Some applications have a synchronization functionwith online services: calendar; online contacts; cards; various applications for social networks; "Twitter"; synchronization of time and date; games; and many others.
Synchronization actually happens prettyoften, and it also spends the traffic. Disabling the synchronization does not affect application performance in any way, it's the same as disabling updates on "Android" - only what the user needs at the moment will work with the network.
To turn off sync, you need togo to "Device Settings", find the "Accounts and synchronization" item and clear the "Background" checkbox. After these actions, applications running in the background will no longer be accessing online services.
Updates on Google Play
Google Play is a service that allows you to downloadpaid and free applications for Android. Many applications are updated through it, so first you need to launch the Google Play application, then click on the "Android" device button "Options" and go to the "Settings" menu, find the menu item "Auto-update applications" and select the option "Only via Wi- Fi ». Also, you should turn off the update check by unchecking the "Notifications" item.
Therefore, all updates will beInstall only when the device detects a Wi-Fi network. This method is good because the update of games on the "Android" device consumes a lot of Internet traffic, and this is only allowed when using a Wi-Fi network or unlimited tariff. If updates are not needed at all, you can select the option "Never" instead of "Only over Wi-Fi" at the last stage.
But it should be noted that in this way the current update of Android applications is disabled will not allow, therefore it is necessary to reboot the device if there are current updates in the notification area.
Mobile data
For the "Android" system, manyapplications, and many of them are updated from their own servers, so the previous method is not always effective, because it is not possible to disable updates on Android through Google Play. Also, many of them download annoying ads, which also consumes Internet traffic.
For this case, you can disconnect the data transferby mobile network. To do this, go to "Device Settings", then go to the "Advanced Network Settings" menu, select the "Mobile Networks" item and remove all the tick marks there - "Mobile Data" and "Data in Roaming". If you suddenly need a mobile Internet, then it's easy to turn it on, doing the reverse.
In newer versions of Android, you can enable and disable mobile data by using the shortcut button, which is located at the top of the notification bar.
Firewall and antivirus
For personal computers have long existedsuch programs - for example, firewall. This program allows the user to give permission to access the Internet only to those applications that he needs to work on the network, and the rest to the global network is blocked.
Such applications-firewalls for "Android" toothere is. There are several types. The advantage of such applications is that they block access to the Internet for all applications that are not on the white list. In the firewall, you can configure white and black lists of Internet addresses where applications are contacted for updates and for advertising. Also for each application you can configure the type of Internet connection: local data transfer; Wi-Fi; mobile data; mobile data in roaming.
About antiviruses know, probably, everything, at least by hearsay. These applications have the same locking functions as firewalls, but at the same time help protect the device from viruses and malicious applications.
With the help of a firewall or antivirus, you can turn off the updates on "Android" in one click and turn them on. This is a very convenient and very effective way.
In the age of high technology, few can do withoutwithout the Internet, especially without a mobile. But not always developers of applications for mobile devices give the user the opportunity to customize the settings of updates, than do financial damage to him, and the methods considered will help save money, time and nerves. If possible, it is advisable to use all the methods given to protect yourself and your wallet.
